释义
[ awf -th uh -rek -erd, of - ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈɔf ðəˈrɛk ərd, ˈɒf- / PHONETIC RESPELLING
adjective not for publication; not to be quoted: a candidate's off-the-record remarks to reporters.
confidential: off-the-record information.
Origin of off-the-record First recorded in 1930–35
Words nearby off-the-record off-the-job, off the mark, off-the-peg, off-the-rack, off the rails, off-the-record , off-the-shelf, off the top of one's head, off the track, off the wagon, off-the-wall
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Example sentences from the Web for off-the-record I had an off-the-record dinner with a Ukrainian senior level official.
My Walk Through Kiev's Maidan Square | Miranda Frum| April 6, 2014| DAILY BEAST
“Off-the-record conversations happen all the time in the offline world,” the company notes.
Confide Is the Best Way to Keep Your Dastardly Deeds Hidden—For Now | Daniel Gross| January 17, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Once upon a time, a speaker might have expected that an off-the-record , closed-door speech in a private home would be "private."
Say Goodbye to Basic Privacy | David Frum| March 18, 2013| DAILY BEAST
“What Obama Said About Immigration in His Off-the-Record Interview,” in The New York Times.
The Independent Rundown, October 24 | Matthew DeLuca| October 24, 2012| DAILY BEAST
We agreed that the conversation would be off-the-record , so I won't quote Farhi's answer.
A False Charge Against Fareed Zakaria (UPDATED) | David Frum| August 14, 2012| DAILY BEAST
Is there anything that occurred during our off-the-record discussions that is pertinent, which I have failed to bring out.
Warren Commission (9 of 26): Hearings Vol. IX (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
You mentioned in your off-the-record discussion that you had thought to yourself isn't it possible that Marina is a great actress.
Warren Commission (8 of 26): Hearings Vol. VIII (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
A few minutes ago I asked you about your judgment of Marina Oswald's character and we had an off-the-record discussion.
Warren Commission (8 of 26): Hearings Vol. VIII (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
No, just from your previous things, I can give you an off-the-record answer and you can tell me if it is.
Warren Commission (4 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
I had that off-the-record gag worked on me when I was about Larv's age, fifty years ago.
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British Dictionary definitions for off-the-record adjective (off-the-record when prenominal) not intended for publication or disclosure; confidential
adverb with such an intention; unofficially
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Idioms and Phrases with off-the-record Unofficially, in confidence, not for publication, as in What he was about to say, he told the reporters, was strictly off the record . Probably alluding to striking evidence from a court record (because it is irrelevant or improper), this term came into wide use in the mid-1900s, especially with reference to persons who did not wish to be quoted by journalists. For antonyms, see go on record; just for the record.
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